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Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill designed to combat the cyber threat against critical infrastructure posed by nation states, and especially China.
The convergence of AI and biology will figure prominently in the future of the bioeconomy – and is characterized by both the CSET and the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) as AIxBio. Find an AIxBio primer here.
Video Overview featuring Brian Micheal Jenkins: Addressing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Elections
To date, OODA Loop coverage of U.S. port labor and supply chain disputes has been focused on the West Coast-based ILWU and PMA. The looming longshoremen strike in Canada, the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. all the way down to the Gulf Coast and Houston – has a different labor organizational structure and history, which…
Building on the insights from the initial Brian Jenkins’-led report “Addressing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Elections”, following is a horizon scan of wargame efforts, red teaming, tabletop exercises, and scenario planning reports that have been in our research queue for months and now have a robust context for serious review…
The September 2024 OODA Network Monthly Meeting—held on Friday, September 20, 2024—featured a presentation by OODA Network member Brian Jenkins (followed by a question-and-answer session) on the recently released report “Addressing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Elections: A Practical Guide for State and Local Governments.”
Recently, the non-profit bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC) provided the incoming presidential administration and Congress with ten new cyber policy recommendations.
The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) recently released a Roadmap to Enhancing Internet Routing Security, which addresses BGP deficiencies and, in coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, established a public-private stakeholder working group to develop resources and materials to collectively advance the report’s recommendations.
The National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC) published its second independent assessment of the National Quantum Initiative (NQI) program, focusing on quantum networking and the role that testbeds play in the research and development of quantum networking technologies. The report, titled Quantum Networking: Findings and Recommendations for Growing American Leadership identifies six findings and seven recommendations.
The arrival and continued emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has made a huge impact on the cyber ecosystem. With any new technology, the possibilities seem endless for its capabilities and uses. Generative AI has already been globally welcomed with estimates that 40% of companies in the world are using it in some capacity, and 82% are either using it…
The year 2024 will require a reorientation to new realities, largely driven by the acceleration of disruptive technologies grinding against the inertia of stale institutions that would rather we snack on the comfort food of the past than the buffet of the future. In this post, the reorientation required is an understanding of the broad…
As a pre-read in the run-up to the OODA Network monthly meeting this Friday, September 20, 2024, we have compiled OODA Loop research related to and inspired by the “early warning” statement from the forward of “Addressing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Elections” voicing concern “that the country’s deep divisions and dark…
Is the scale of and strategic focus on critical technology innovation, specifically materials science basic research, already an insurmountable competitive advantage for China in the Great Power Competition with the U.S.? Find a discussion of the core issue here.
SpaceX’s historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission finally launched via Space X’s Falcon-9 Rocket launch two days ago – and the first spacewalk by civilian astronauts on a commercial spacecraft was successful earlier this AM. In this post, find the on-demand video of the Falcon 9 rocket launch and the spacewalk here – along with What…
Amazon’s CEO envisions an “agentic future” in which AI robots, or agents, replace humans working in the company’s offices. In a memo to employees made public by Amazon on Tuesday, CEO Andy Jassy said he expects the company to reduce its corporate workforce in as soon as the next few years, as it leans more…
Officials have deemed it the most deadly attack on Kyiv this year. Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said 139 people were injured in the Ukrainian capital after two rounds of direct peace talks failed to make progress on ending the war. Russia has intensified long-range bombardment and drone bombardments in recent months, and Ukraine has responded with…
According to top officials, North Korea seeks to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region. Following a short visit to Pyongyang, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to send 1,000 sappers to clear mines in the Kursk region and 5,000 military construction workers to restore infrastructure.…
The rising conflict has shuttered airspace in the Middle East. In response to the worsening security situation between the two nations, several governments are seeking ways to get their nationals out. Several nationals of European nations are leaving Iran via a checkpoint into Azerbaijan, and Cyprus has served as a repatriation hub from Israel and…
Tuesday’s protests turned violent after motorcycle riders accosted citizens. Kenyan police shot an apparent bystander during protests over the killing of a blogger in custody earlier this month. According to eyewitnesses, the officer concealed his face and shot the unarmed man at close range with a shotgun. Kenya has a history of police brutality, with…
Scattered Spider shifts its focus to the U.S. insurance sector in a major cyberattack. Scattered Spider, the ransomware crew behind recent UK retail hacks, has pivoted to the U.S. insurance sector, with Erie Indemnity emerging as its first major victim. A recent breach disrupted online payments, email, and most customer services, potentially impacting seven million…
A high-severity flaw lets local attackers bypass authorization and seize kernel-level control. Researchers at Cisco Talos uncovered CVE-2025-3464, a time-of-check/time-of-use bug in Armoury Crate that scores 8.8 on the CVSS scale. By planting a crafted hard link beside AsusCertService.exe, an attacker can bypass the driver’s hash check, obtain a handle to the Asusgio3 device, and…
Attackers are exploiting a new critical Zyxel flaw previously used to breach Denmark’s energy sector. GreyNoise spotted a new wave of 244 hacking attempts on June 16 aimed at CVE-2023-28771, the same bug attackers used in 2023 to break into 22 Danish energy companies. This round targets networks in the U.S., U.K., Spain, Germany, and…
Hackers are using a new ClickFix malware variant, “LightPerlGirl,” to infect users. On June 13, researchers discovered the malware hidden on a compromised Galapagos travel site, where visitors were tricked into running a PowerShell script disguised as a Cloudflare CAPTCHA. The attack loads the Lumma infostealer entirely in memory, bypassing antivirus detection and potentially exposing…
Desert Works Propulsion (DWP) has successfully completed initial testing of multiple prototype discharge and neutralizer cathodes developed for Turion Space Corp.’s TIE-20 ion thruster. These cathodes are foundational to Turion Space’s high-performance krypton propulsion system, which is engineered to enable advanced spacecraft mobility and precise orbital maneuvering. The successful test campaign showcases the strength of…
Japan’s veterinarian association has urged members to step up precautions against the potentially deadly severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus, after what is believed to be the country’s first case of a veterinarian dying from suspected animal-to-human transmission. The vet, who has not been named, developed symptoms of the virus after treating a cat…
Taiwan sealed a partnership deal on Tuesday with U.S. and German-based Auterion for drone software battle-tested in Ukraine to help strengthen the island’s defences against growing military threats from giant neighbour China. Auterion, whose software is used in Ukrainian drones operating combat missions against Russia, said the deal could eventually lead to the technology being…
An explosion at a fireworks factory in central China has killed nine people and injured 26 others, state media said Tuesday. A huge plume of smoke could be seen rising into the sky after the Monday morning blast in a video posted online by state media. The Shanzhou Fireworks Co. factory is in a mountainous…
Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted on Tuesday, spewing towering columns of hot ash into the air. Authorities raised the eruption alert to the highest level and expanded the danger zone to 8 kilometers (about 5 miles) from the crater. Indonesia’s Geology Agency said in a statement it recorded the volcano unleashing…
Israel’s precision strikes on one of Iran’s most secretive and secure nuclear facilities – the Natanz nuclear complex, located deep underground, have hit the target, the UN’s nuclear body said on Tuesday. It was earlier believed that this was a facility that Israel may not be able to target successfully due to its location being…
President Trump will meet with his national security team about the Israel-Iran war in the White House Situation Room on Tuesday, two sources with knowledge tell Axios. Trump returned early from the G7 summit to focus on Iran, and told reporters on Air Force one overnight that he wasn’t interested in a “ceasefire” but a…
Chinese AI upstart MiniMax released a new large language model, joining a slew of domestic peers inspired to surpass DeepSeek in the field of reasoning AI. The Shanghai-based company touted the efficiency of its new MiniMax-M1 model in handling complicated productivity tasks, claiming it outdoes all closed-source competitors from China in a statement. In several…
Lockheed Martin and Boeing said on Monday they are positioning themselves to secure a significant share of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system, as competition intensifies over what could become one of the world’s largest defense contracts. Announced by Trump in January, Golden Dome is projected to cost up to $175 billion…
The all-in-one platform for Adobe’s Firefly-branded generative AI models is now available on iPhone and Android devices. The new Firefly mobile app allows users to generate images and videos using text descriptions, as well as experiment with popular AI photo-editing tools, enabling creatives to generate assets for their projects on the go. Adobe is also…
OpenAI has been awarded a $200 million contract to provide the U.S. Defense Department with artificial intelligence tools. The department announced the one-year contract on Monday, months after OpenAI said it would collaborate with defense technology startup Anduril to deploy advanced AI systems for “national security missions.” “Under this award, the performer will develop prototype…
Eli Lilly is in advanced talks to buy gene editing start-up Verve Therapeutics for up to $1.3bn in what would be the latest acquisition by the world’s largest drugmaker as it seeks to boost its pipeline of experimental medicines. As part of the deal, Eli Lilly would pay almost $1bn upfront for Verve, which is…
India has made a significant breakthrough in quantum communication by successfully demonstrating quantum entanglement-based free-space secure communication over a distance exceeding one kilometre. This achievement, accomplished by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in collaboration with IIT Delhi’s DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE), marks a major step forward in quantum cybersecurity and the future…
From a distance they look almost like ordinary sailboats, their sails emblazoned with the red-and-white flag of Denmark. But these 10-meter (30-foot) -long vessels carry no crew and are designed for surveillance. Four uncrewed robotic sailboats, known as “Voyagers,” have been put into service by Denmark’s armed forces for a three-month operational trial. Built by…
Tensions between OpenAI and Microsoft over the future of their famed AI partnership are flaring up.OpenAI wants to loosen Microsoft’s grip on its AI products and computing resources, and secure the tech giant’s blessing for its conversion into a for-profit company. Microsoft’s approval of the conversion is key to OpenAI’s ability to raise more money…
The “Godfather of AI” says that some fields are safer than others when it comes to being replaced by AI. Geoffrey Hinton, 78, is often referred to as the Godfather of AI due to his pioneering work on neural networks, which began in the late 1970s. He won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for…
Four robotic sailboats have been put into service by Denmark’s armed forces for a short operational trial. Denmark has partnered with Salidrome, a California-based company, to monitor threats like damage to undersea cables and weapons smuggling. Known as “Voyagers,” the 30-foot-long vessels are powered by wind and solar energy and carry no crew. Amidst maritime…
A deadly clash has created a trade threat between the two countries. Cambodia has stated it would stop importing Thai fruits and vegetables if Thailand refused to lift border restrictions created following a deadly clash in one of the disputed areas between the two countries. Thailand has added restrictions at border crossings, and Cambodia has…
The two countries have pledged to expand maritime cooperation and step up their defense ties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a two-day visit to Cyprus, ahead of his trip to Canada for the G7 summit. In a joint declaration, the two countries agreed to expand maritime cooperation in ports, maritime training, and search and rescue…
No one has claimed responsibility for the killings, but such attacks are common in Nigeria’s northern region. Assailants stormed Benue’s Yelewata community late on Friday night, opening fire on villagers who were asleep and setting their homes on fire; many of those killed were fleeing violence in other parts of the state. While the initial…
The online drug marketplace has been targeted by law enforcement with takedowns and arrests. Authorities from Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Romania, and Sweden closed Archetyp Market and arrested a 30-year-old German suspected administrator along with six major vendors. Investigators seized roughly €7.8 million in assets after a multi-year examination of the platform’s infrastructure and financial…
A cybersecurity incident resulted in interruptions when accessing the company’s application and website. WestJet reported a cybersecurity incident that blocked some users from its app and website, though flight operations remained unaffected. Working with law enforcement and Transport Canada, the airline is restoring systems, has partially regained online access, and warns of intermittent disruptions. WestJet…
The ransomware group has stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data from the technology company Ocuco. Ocuco, an Ireland-based eyecare company, told U.S. regulators that a breach exposed data on more than 240,000 people. The incident aligns with KillSec’s April claim of stealing roughly 670,000 files (≈ 340 GB) and listing Ocuco among about 140 victims…
There has been a surge in Iranian-aligned cyber operations targeting Israeli networks, analysts report. Israel’s June 13 operation against Iranian targets was followed by heightened cyber activity from groups aligned with Iran, including claims of attacks on Israeli alert systems, media outlets, and energy firms. Analysts at Radware and Google report APT34 and APT39 focusing…
The round, which was led by Linse Capital, brings Impulse’s total capital raised to $525 million. There was also participation from new investor DFJ Growth and returning investors included Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, RTX Ventures, and Airbus Ventures among others. “We’ve proven that we can build fast and fly successfully. Now, the…
The death toll has risen to at least 45 after three motorized canoes capsized in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Lake Tumba last Wednesday, a local official said, as the search for survivors continued. Lake Commissioner Gabriel Ifulu Bongolomba said some 45 people were killed in the accident, while others were believed missing. The search for…
The sighting of two Chinese aircraft carriers – Liaoning and Shandong – close to Japan’s southern islands conducting operations simultaneously has caused alarm. There have also been multiple reports of the movement of Chinese coast guard vessels near Japanese islands that China claims. Fears have been expressed that China’s revised guidelines that empower its Coast…
Less than 100 metres (328 ft) from a busy road, policemen stand on watch behind a pair of rust coloured gates that lead to a cemetery in the outskirts of Jaffna, the capital of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. The officers are guarding Sri Lanka’s most recently unearthed mass grave, which has so far led to…
The United States is pushing Vietnam in tariff talks to reduce the use of Chinese tech in devices that are assembled in the country before being exported to America, three people briefed on the matter said. Vietnam is home to large manufacturing operations of tech firms such as Apple and Samsung, which often rely on…
Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks at Israel early Monday, killing at least eight people, while Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of Tehran to evacuate ahead of new strikes. The warning came on the fourth day of the conflict, when the Israeli military claimed it had achieved air…
For the past month Chinese aircraft carrier strike groups have been operating further from home shores and in greater strength than ever before, testing state-of-the-art technology and sending a message they are a force to be reckoned with, analysts and officials say. Since early May, a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) flotilla led by the…
Taiwan has blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., dealing another major blow to the two companies spearheading China’s efforts to develop cutting-edge AI chip technologies. Taiwan’s International Trade Administration has included Huawei, SMIC and several of their subsidiaries in an update of its so-called strategic high-tech commodities entity list, according to the…
Allison Kirkby said advances in artificial intelligence could deepen significant job cuts under way at BT, as the chief executive of the UK telecoms group opened the door to a possible future spin-off of Openreach. Kirkby told the Financial Times that BT’s plans to cull more than 40,000 jobs and strip out £3bn of costs…
The recent news that IonQ has acquired Oxford Ionics should give us pause. On the one hand it is a testament to the world-class foundations the UK has built in quantum computing. On the other it adds to a worrying pattern: Britain’s most promising deeptech companies being absorbed by overseas giants before they can achieve…
China’s first clinical trial of a technology that allows signals from the brain to control an external device has proved successful, making it only the second country after the US to reach this stage, according to the Global Times. Chinese researchers used brain-computer interfaces, or BCI, a wireless invasive implant in a patient with tetraplegia…
China’s robotics market is set to grow at an annual rate of 23 per cent to US$108 billion by 2028 from US$47 billion in 2024, solidifying the country’s dominant position in the fast-developing sector, according to a research note published by Morgan Stanley on Monday. China’s share of the global robotics market was about 40…
Each time fears of AI-driven job losses flare up, optimists reassure us that artificial intelligence is a productivity tool that will help both workers and the economy. Microsoft chief Satya Nadella thinks autonomous AI agents will allow users to name their goal while the software plans, executes and learns across every system. A dream tool…
Sarepta Therapeutics said it has temporarily suspended shipments of Elevidys® (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl) for infusion in non-ambulatory patients following the second death in three months of a patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) following treatment with the marketed gene therapy. The patient, whose age was not disclosed, was a non-ambulatory individual with DMD. According to Sarepta,…
During our recent interview, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said something arresting that we just can’t shake: Everyone assumes AI optimists and doomers are simply exaggerating. But no one asks: “Well, what if they’re right?” We wanted to apply this question to what seems like the most outlandish AI claim — that in coming years, large…
Russia’s position in the Middle East has created unique opportunities and difficulties in the Iran-Israel Conflict Some observers in Moscow argue that the focus on the confrontation between Israel and Iran could distract global attention from the war in Ukraine and potentially weaken Western support for Kyiv. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Israeli Prime…
Trade and technology frictions between Taiwan, China, and the United States increase. Taiwan’s Commerce Ministry has added Chinese chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list. Taiwanese companies will need to obtain export permits before selling goods to the respective companies. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/china-taiwan-huawei-smic-export-restrictions-semiconductor-6f43d0b9f34d39258ca3e3c1406d9055
The killing of President Jovenel Moïse remains an open case with the imprisonment of zero suspects. The Haitian President was gunned down at his home in the nation’s capital nearly four years ago, and current suspects include 17 former soldiers from Colombia and three Haitian officials. The investigation has been repeatedly halted by the resignation…
The country’s government has created a new institution that will be responsible for managing elections. Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, who has been in power since 2021, agreed in 2022 to launch a democratic transition after a Dec. 31, 2024, deadline. The Directorate General of Elections, or DGE, will be responsible, among other duties, for organizing elections,…
A recent Fog ransomware attack used tools previously unseen in similar attacks. One of the utilities, GC2, can be used to execute commands using Google Sheets or Microsoft SharePoint List, and to exfiltrate data via Google Drive or Microsoft SharePoint documents. The attack also used an open-source proxy utility to deploy a legitimate employee monitoring…
Mitel informed customers of a critical vulnerability that can be exploited remotely and without authentication. Mitel MiCollab is a communications platform that provides users with tools for voice, video, chat, and web conferencing. The researcher credited for discovering the vulnerability has informed cyber news outlets that the flaw can be exploited remotely over the internet…
A large-scale account takeover campaign has been targeting Entra ID users. A threat actor started using TeamFiltration in December 2024 to target user accounts across approximately 100 cloud tenants and has successfully compromised multiple accounts to date. The campaign used a combination of Microsoft Teams API and AWS servers for password spraying in highly concentrated…
The exploited bug allows attackers to retrieve sensitive information such as credentials and API keys. The US cybersecurity agency CISA warns that ransomware operators are exploiting a SimpleHelp vulnerability in attacks targeting the customers of a utility billing software provider. According to CISA, this attack reflects a broader pattern of ransomware actors targeting organizations through…
San Francisco-based Fictiv now offers large-part CNC machining services, enabling production of custom CNC parts up to 34 ft. long for such markets as aerospace, robotics, industrial machinery, and energy generation. These services include CNC milling, turning, jig boring, laser cladding, honing, grinding, and heat treatment. The facility is equipped with hoists, robotic tending, pallet…
North Korea says it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it into the water in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency said it launched the destroyer – the second it built this year – off the east coast of the country on Thursday. KCNA cited Kim…
A Kenyan police officer has been arrested in connection with the death of Albert Ojwang, a political blogger who died in police custody, in a case that has reignited anger over police abuse and triggered street protests in Nairobi. Police spokesperson Michael Muchiri said on Friday that a constable had been taken into custody, the…
Just off the small Taiwan fishing port of Wushi on its Pacific coast, a Taiwanese company is testing what could eventually be a powerful but unglamorous new weapon in the island’s military arsenal – sea drones.Used to great effect by Ukraine in the Black Sea against Russia, Taiwan is learning lessons on how it could…
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